The Alchemy Of Desire Condition:Like New his life was a series

his life was a series of humiliations

desperate to shed his father's legacy of despair

As well as Dan's own work

confidence does not come easily

This momentous novel is Faber at his expectation-defying best

The Alchemy Of Desire Condition:Like New his life was a seriesSet against the brilliantly drawn backdrop of India at the turn of the millennium, The Alchemy of Desire tells the story of a young couple, penniless but gloriously in love. Obsessed with each other, they move from a small town to the big city, where the man, who dreams of being a writer, works feverishly on a novel, stopping only to feed his ceaseless desire for his beautiful wife. A chance occurrence allows the lovers to abandon the city for a mist